Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 46, Vincennes, Knox County, 19 October 1816 — Page 4

POETRY.

FROM TI1K OANDAOO GAZKTTE RELIGION. fr. tey, SK but the mm who lias a head Suscrptibl? of thought ; A heart not ?11 to vir toe dead, But feeling as it ought ; Whether he Candidly believes Kf-ligion all a y ; A fVce whith purpnfrly deceives, To m-ke the foul unbleft ? Would O d. all merciful and juft, A weapon thai tmployi Our hopes to proftrate in the duft, And flab our only joy ? Ah, no what millions rrnfwer no, Who fed its vital pnw'r, A halm for ri'ry p-ienant woe, In trouble's painful hour ; . A lamp which carts beyond the grave Its ever cheering ray ; A nnfom for the held bound (lave And endlefa joyous day 1 What can the itheift, in exchange, Give for fo threat priz ? Annihilation'! lot (how fteange) For kingdoms in the fkies A few bafe fordid pleafures. here, Scarce worth a fool's purfuit ; And for eternity a year ! A feraphiui n brute 1 Blot from the uniterfc the fun, And ev'ry p ler light ; See all creation! wotkl undone, And funk in endlefs night Tale, rat hie ft infidel, away Whatever elf" you can, But leave. 0 leave us mental day, The light of God to man.

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stroys the principal bond of soci- honor and integrity, words com- forever. Guilt boldly walked et v ; and let his rank and proper- mon in almsot every person's forward, to overtake Fate, that ty he what they will, can never mouth, tho' I am afraid seldom went before in the shape of an be considered as an upright and in their hearts- False honor, in- executioner: Shame, being nahonet man. He may he a man deed, frequents most companies turally timorous, returned back of wealth, a man of rank, and a from the highest to the lowest, to keep company with Virtue, man of dignity, but never a man but true honor seldom, except a- who in the beginning of their of honor. mong the virtuous and good. journey they had left behind. Think therefore an hour be- Their characters indeed, are so fore you speak, and a day before diametrically opposite that they From the New-York Courier. you promise ; for remember a are seldom seen in the same robbery. man's word and the effects of it, place, and never accompany the We are informed that a lady ought to be as inseparable as fire same person. of genteel appearance, robbed a and heat ; and ever consider faith False honor is selfish, ostenta- gentleman of his heart, in Broadand honesty as the most sacred tious, proud and over-bearing; way ! We are happy to state that duties of mankind, not to be for- loves the greetings in the market- he has got her in custody. Ced by necessity , or corrupted by places, the notice of the multireward Faith is the foundation tude, and has her principal reli- COUNSELLOR PHILIPS

oi justice, and justice the stay ot ance on the breath ot fame, In a late speech delivered at Dub

lin, speaking of the Religion

of christ, expresses himself in

the following forcible and elegant language :

" He sent it amonp; us to heal.

the state and the support of soci- whom she constantly courts to rty. A just man should account sound her praise. True honor,

nothing more precious than his on the contrary, is reserved silent word, nothing more venerable and modest. She acts from inthan his faith, nothing more sa- tegrity only, and not from the

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creu man ms promise. roue- love or rame, whom she never not to irritate to associate, not ccive one who is not obliged to courts. The former consequent- to seclude to collect together believe you. is ill : but to cheat ly associates with the vain, the like the baptismal Dove, everyone whom your fair pretences selfish, the proud, the ostenta- creed and every clime, and colhave induced to put confidence tious, and the ambitious, and is our in the universe, beneath the in you, is had indeed. And be not unfrequently companion to spotless wing of it protection, assured, that he. who in any one the most vicious. Rut the latter This union of Church and State,' affair relinquishes honesty, ban- is only to be found among the only converts good Chrisians ishes from his breast all sense of truly virtuous and good. It is into bad statesmen, and political shame in succeeding actions ; and as impossible for a bad man to knaves into pretended Christians certainly no vice covereth a man have true honor, as for a good It is at least, but a foul adulter with so much, as to be found false man to have the false ; so true it ous connection, polluting the pti- & unjust : & however the world is, every tree may be known by rity of Heaven with the abomin may think lightly of such pro- the fruit thereof. ations of the earth, and hangfri" ceedings, and whoever plausible jf a man boasts much to you the profaneriess of a political excuses men mavaurr them- of his honor and integrity, and pincy around the cross of an in-

scir& in uict-umiinpig oi mem swears frequently upon his honor suited Saviour. ot all the

be assured the vengeance of God depend upon if. he has neither the splendid deism of Rosseatf not rewards all unjust actions with one nor the other : at least he is all the infidel ribaldry of Vol-

only acquainted with false honor, taire, nor all the stubborn impiety for the true never speaks of her- of Faine nor a!! the Wood con

verting blasphemy of Mahom-

15 nt let it be your care to form cc On alliance With the tiUe honor, Aimed at the Gospel grace so vile a blew, and shun the false ; eschew evil r Prd so deadly and so damned a foe.

and it will fly from you, so court honor, and she w ill never forsake you.

slow, but sure payment and full

interest. Have so much generosity of soul, as not to desert that which is just, but own lt. Keep truth and faith in the smallest matters, that vou may not deceive in greater ; and the better to dispose yourself to perform things of weight and moment, ever consider a promise a just debt, which you must take care to pay, for

honor and honesty are the seen- examination which does

rities. A man of virtue & honor serve to enlh

has such a natural repugnance to A person who has left off some priests of her temple should be any thing vicious, that it neither shades of glaring sin, or substitu- spotless as the vestment of their

uoa Knew wnen necna in. nor ted some outward forms in the ministry -n x "1 a ill i n ... , , .

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Daring to gild a wreath a Saviour wore !

Religion holy religionought not, in the words of its

There is a spurious sort of self- founder, to be led into tcmpta-

lot non : tne nand that ho ds h,r

r " mm challice should be pure the

SELF-EXAMINATION.

to blind,

OA7 HONOR A INTEGRITY. Hti ahioi s. When vou come upon Ihc gtagc of a lion, my dear Eugenio, as it is your duty, so it will be your fflorv, to deal i ut 1 with all persons. Clear and round deal ina is the characteristic of a virtuousand upright mind, & seems congenial to the duty of human nature : hate therefore nothing but what is dishonest, rear nothing but what is ignoble, and love nothing but what is just and honorable. If vou wih io be a valuable ttieihber of society, a stood subieet io your country, and a faithful servant to your Creator, eonvmce the world that your word Is equfal to your bond, and that it not 80 much the law. as honor, that binds you to the performance of the duties of society, faking your faith may Dfatn you riches, but will never obtain OU glory. He that breaks his promise, e ven in the most trifling circumstances, will do it in the greatest, it occasion serves ; and whoever so forfeits iis faith, de-

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man to punish, yet would he not place fo open ii religion, looks on wealth only impoverishes iommitit. his change of character with plea- ornaments only disfigure her. Whatever I do, 1 endeavor to sure. He compares himself with Her sacred oorrh IwnmM u!

do it as if it was my last act, and what he was, and views the alter- m0re sublime from its simplicity I was immediately to give an ac- ation with complacency. He and should be seated on an em-' count of it to my Creator: and deceives himself by taking his inence inaccessible to human pastherefore I do it with care and in- standard from his former eon- sions ; I would have her pure tegrity. I think no longer on life duet, or from the character of still un pensioned, unstipendiary ; I than that which is now present ; worse men instead of taking it would have her in a word like I forgot the past, and for the fu- from the unerring rule of the the bow of a firmament her ture, with humble submission. I scripture. He looks rather at summit should be the sky licr refer myself to Divine Provi- the discredit than the sinfulness boundaries the horizon ; but the deuce, whom I consider as my of his former life, and being more only color that adorned her best director. What others shall shamed of what is disreputable should he caught from the tear say or think of me, or even acta than grieved at what is vicious, of earth as it exhaled, and irlowgainst. gives me not the least eon- he is. in this state of shallow re- ed. and glittered in the sun beams cern, whilst I am conscious in formation, more in danger in pro- 0f heaven ! Such is mv idea of

hi) own oreasc oi naving uunu- portion as ne is more in credit, what religion ought to be "

eu my unties and engagements ile is not aware that it i not with honor and justice. I dare having a fault or two less that confront the opinions of men, the will carry him to heav en, while slander of tongues, the insolence his heart is still glued to the world of the proud, the contempt of the and estranged from (rod.

rich, and the obloquy of poverty; but to enrich myself by arty sor mm ft f did means. I dare not ; for in so doing I should distrust my God. and destroy the honorable trust c confidence on his )iine Pro-

TEX DOLLARS REWARD. C1TRAYED r fto' l from thr fubferibcr on the night of the 26th Septr rcKir at V hTf,. xr:- u : .

horle creatures, one a forrcl mare wich

Guilt and Shame were at first 7 fr ,arp b8y horr"' rou?h 1 1m u,. i : - ucr the fcot lock of his hind fee', a 'hite

. . . ,0 "& loot ahcut the Gze of a Urter daliuo

w, hivii jvuiircj . 1 his lett flank, a number of v.hitfipcts or together. But tbetininion Was his rip,ht fhoulder, alfo a nombrr mi mbhm SOOn found to bifkinCOnvenient fpto he girths the aboe reward

te given to any perion who will deli

the above biy horfe to me in Vincrnnrs t i .Tin-nl rhamheri's On thm mat'.

held and ever due, from the crea: and Shame often betrayed the Louisville.

ture to his Creator. conspiracies of Guilt. After N. B. BREADING. During your commerce with Ion;- disagreement therefore, Qftbfr 18 16- i2i2S the world. J ou w ill hear much of they at length consented to part GAMUTS for sale here.

vidence, and thereby break that and disagreeable to Hoth Guilt w 11 ,b i t .i 111 l 1. 1 w . er th original taith which ought to he gave Shame secret uneasiness or t,